Genshin Oneshots (usually)

Crush

(Itto x reader)

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"Itto?"

"..."

"Ittooo?"

"H-Huh?"

"Itto! What were you staring at? You kinda left me for a sec.. is there something on my face?"

A light red hue creeped onto your face, though it was from nervousness, Itto in his dazed state could have sworn you were blushing.

"Oh! Uh... no. Nonono. You're good y/n, totally lo- fine!"

Itto tugged at his collar briefly to loosen it before playing with the remainder of his Miso, swirling round the broth with his chopsticks. You gave him a slight suspicious look- but decided to think nothing more on it for now. 

"Sooo, where do you wanna go when we're done Itto?" You say as you bring your cup to your lips, trying to lighten the awkward, heavy atmosphere. 

"Oh, oh.. oooh! Do you wanna do some beetle fighting after? I can show you my newly acquired Onikabuto!" He exclaimed, lighting up at the mention of his beetles. 

"Oh sure, I still don't think you'll win though, even with this new Onikabuto.. I'm just too good!" You grinned up at him. 

Despite Itto being a great beetle battler, you always seemed to win against him, and you really didn't think you were that good. Slurping down the rest of his Miso, Itto grinned back at you,

"Ready?", eyes shining. It seemed like he was back to his normal self, you then let out a sigh of relief you didn't know you were holding and nodded.

Itto practically jumped up, eager to try out his new Onikabuto with you, and grabbed your wrist, jerking you up too. The sudden force made you fall into his chest- and those few short milliseconds seemed to last minutes. Itto's chest was surprisingly comfortable but solid. You quickly pushed yourself off from his chest, guilty to find yourself missing the warmth it had given you, even if it was so brief. 

"Ah- Ah sorry y/n! I- I didn't expect that to happen," Itto mumbled nervously, but when you looked up at him you could have sworn he was grinning.

"Oh.. it's alright Itto," You cleared your throat flustered. 

All throughout this Itto has still not let go of your wrist, and only now were you realising this and he shifted his position, taking up your hand in his massive, rough but surprisingly squishy one. On the inside Itto was having a panic attack.. Oh my archons oh my archons oh my archons! Am I really holding y/n's hand?? I can't believe, I can't... act cool.. you gotta act cool Itto! But you- you couldn't help yourself as you watched Itto's muscles move beneath his skin as he led you outside, as you watched the way his face lit up as he talked, ranting to you about his new Onikabuto to fill the silence. The little glances he gave you every so often to make sure you were ok- that he wasn't going to fast, or gripping your hand too tight. The strong tall build in front of you was almost mesmerising~

Wait.. when did you start feeling this way about him??

"Uhh y/n?" It was Itto's turn to catch you staring,

"-Huh?"

"I asked if you wanted to get your Onikabuto?"

Oh, you hadn't even realised that he had asked you a question, you were too caught up in watching the way his messy white hair that reached down his back flow dramatically as he walked,, 

"Y/nnnnn!" 

"Ah! Yeah sorry Itto.. was just thinking about something-" 

"Alright then.. Let's go~" Itto suddenly picked you up and placed you on top of his solid, broad shoulders, making you let out a few incoherent sounds of protest, startled by his unexpected movement. Itto grinned to himself as he walked in the direction of your house, gripping your ankles gently but still tight enough to keep you in place. He felt you hold slowly tighten round his neck and shoulders which only made him give a soft chuckle in response. If only Itto knew how much of a blushing mess you were up there~